Government slammed for 'no-show' at innocent Trevor O'Neill's funeral

Dublin City United Left Councillor for Crumlin, Pat Dunne slammed the Government for not sending a representative to the funeral of the tragic Dublin Council worker, who was shot dead in a case of mistaken identity on holiday in Majorca last month.

The Government has been criticised for a no-show at the funeral of innocent gangland victim Trevor O’Neill – with calls made for the State to no longer “ignore” the “terror” of Dublin gangland.

Dublin City United Left Councillor for Crumlin, Pat Dunne slammed the Government for not sending a representative to the funeral of the tragic Dublin Council worker, who was shot dead in a case of mistaken identity on holiday in Majorca last month.

The father-of-three was murdered by merciless gunmen believed to have been looking for Jonathan Hutch in the bloody Kinahan/Hutch feud.

During last night's Dublin City Council meeting, Cllr Dunne thanked council members for attending the funeral of the hard-working family man - and said he felt the community gained strength from seeing officials there.

“But what was absent was any attendance of any of our government ministers. The areas of our city plagued by gun crime and gangsterism have been in effect left and ignored.

30/08/16 Family and friends pictured this afternoon at the funeral of Trevor O'Neill, who was shot dead in a case of mistaken identity while on holiday in Majorca two weeks ago. The funeral took place at St. Bernadette's Church, Clogher Road, Crumlin (Photo: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin.)

“The people of this city want to see the perpetrators, the planners and orchestrators of these crimes taken out of business.”

Mr O’Neill, a 41-year-old council drainage inspector, left behind three young children and his heartbroken partner.

30/08/16 Trevor O' Neill's partner, Suzanne is consoled pictured this afternoon after the funeral of Trevor O'Neill, who was shot dead in a case of mistaken identity while on holiday in Majorca two weeks ago. The funeral took place at St. Bernadette's Church, Clogher Road, Crumlin (Photo: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin.)